1、1南通市 2018 届高三第一次调研测试英 语第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分 20分)第二部分 英语知识运用 (共两节, 满分 35分)第一节单项填空 (共 15小题；每小题 1分，满分 15分)请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。CBBDB 26-30 CADBA 31-35 DBCBA21. Heavy debts have left the firm faced with an economic_in the financial crisis.A. switch B. scratch C. squeeze D. status
2、22. Feng Chu, reported _ the National Prize for Progress in Science and Technology in 2017，is a post-90s PHD candidate.A. winning B. to have won C. to win D. having won23. I havent met Mr. Smith these days. Oh, I forgot to tell you. He_from his post in our college. A. resigned B. has resigned C. had
3、 resigned D. would resign 24. The concepts in philosophy Jack readhave somewhat affected how he _ his daily life. A. shrinks from B. pulls through C. compensates for D. goes about25. The doctor is in a dilemma_he should tell the patient the truth.A. that B. whether C. where D. how26. A series of pol
4、icies has been adopted so far _ benefits the poverty-stricken people will enjoy.A. which B. that C.whose D. as 27.In his New Year Speech, President Xi _that happiness is achieved through hard work.A. underlined B. undid C. undertook D. updated28. The autocompany succeeded in developing a new type of
5、 new energy vehicle, _countless failures.A. experiencing B. to experience C. to haveexperienced D. having experienced29. Any offender shall be brought back and brought to justice_he/ she may flee abroad.A. in case B. even if C. now that D. if only30. These figures should be _, for even a minorerror
6、can cost us millions of dollars.A. precise B. flexible C. optional D. approximateCBBDB 26-30 CADBA 31-35 DBCBA31. Why are you upset, Maria? My father didnt even buy me a Christmas present!What a _!A. Judas B. Samaritan C. Jonah D. Scrooge32. I suspect _ Emily was lying when she described the inciden
7、t, for I know her well.A. whether B. that C. what D. how33.I thought tomorrow was the deadline for my confirmation. Never mind! Call me later and tell me what you _ then.A. would think B. had thought C. think D. thought34.It was only when he broke down and was sent to hospital for treatment _ fully
8、aware of 2the value of health.A. did he become B. that he became C. had he become D. that he had become35. John was criticized again by the boss this morning. _. Hes always causing trouble. A. No wonder B. No way C. No problem D. No doubt第二节 完形填空 (共 20小题；每小题 1分，满分 20分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选
9、项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I was 18 years old, fit, strong and ambitious. One day, I fell down for no 36reason. I saw many different specialists and was finally diagnosed with limb girdle muscular dystrophy (MD).It was a very difficult time. I had no idea what life was going to37at me and I was scared.By
10、 my late 30s it was 38 and I had transitioned (转变) from a walking stick to a wheelchair. I wanted to be master of my own 39, so I had to recognise my 40 and play to my weaknesses. What I wanted to make 41 was a trip to the north pole.People with MD feel the cold. So why did I want to go to one of th
11、e most extreme, cold and 42 places on Earth? Id read about Chris Cope, who wanted to go to the north pole to raise money for MD, and it had 43 my adventurous spirit: I wanted to raise awareness about the 44, but I also wanted to find out what I was capable of. Im very 45.In the two years it had take
12、n to organise theexpedition, my muscles had worsened but we 46 regardless. The unpleasant lifecoachingand cold traininghelped me to 47 how my body would behave in extreme cold, which made meaware of what to 48.I had an amazing team around me, 49 the four different flights we took to get to the inner
13、 Arctic ice shelf were neverthelessdiscouraging. While we were on the ice the runway 50 and we had to wait for it to refreeze. 51 we reached the north pole, I was bitterly cold, exhausted and a complete 52. I was on the ice for the best part of three long days, then 53 the final 350m. The expedition
14、 raised 50,000 for 54.MD is slowly destroying my life but I have chosen to fill it with 55and I live life to the full. 36. A. adequate B. apparent C. sound D. major37. A. yell B. target C. throw D. direct38. A. advanced B. initial C. modest D. minor39. A. disease B. fate C. fortune D. business40. A.
15、 strengths B. privileges C. achievements D. commitments41. A. differ B. work C. count D. happen42. A. autonomous B. mysterious C. inaccessible D. fantastic43. A. referred to B. applied to C. belonged to D. appealed to44. A. significance B. conservation C. condition D. ambition45. A. trustworthy B. d
16、elicate C. ridiculous D. competitive46. A. pulled out B. pressed on C. took off D. hung about47. A. assess B. illustrate C. stress D. clarify48. A. value B. expect C. require D. forgive49. A. but B. though C. so D. as50. A. floated B.split C. disappeared D. twisted351. A. Because B. Unless C. Before
17、 D. Once52. A.mess B. failure C. pride D. envy53. A. ran B. climbed C. walked D. rolled54. A. treatment B. ecology C. training D. charity55. A.experiences B. imaginations C. recreations D. responsibilities第三部分 阅读理解 (共 15小题；每小题 2分，满分 30分)请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHow to Sp
18、eak Brit$19.98 Be the first to review this product!How to Speak Brit: The Quintessential (典型) Guide to the Kings English, Cockney Slang, and Other Flummoxing British Phrases is the quintessential A to Z guide to British Englishperfect for every bookworm looking to conquer the language barrier.Oscar
19、Wilde once said the Brits have “everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language”.Any visitor to Old Blighty can sympathize with Mr. Wilde. After all, even fluent English speakers can be at sixes and sevens when told to pick up the “dog and bone” or “head to the loo”, so they c
20、an “spend a penny”. Wherever did these unique expressions come from?Part language guide, part cultural study, How to Speak Brit is the perfect addition to every Anglophiles (亲英派的)library and an entertaining introduction that will charm the linguistic-minded people.SKU: 20642IN STOCKQty: 1 Add to Car
21、t Add to Wishlist Add to Compare View Comparison List Share with a Friend Facebook Twitter Wechat QQ56. How to Speak Brit is intended to help readers _.A. to expose themselves to British culturesB. to gain a better command of British EnglishC. to combine language learning with entertainmentD. to dif
22、ferentiate American English from British English57. Where is the passage probably taken from?A. A booklet. B. A web page. C. A brochure. D. A library guide.BTo understand one of the secrets of creativity, just peek (窥视) into an art classroom in Denver, Colorado. The teacher asks her pupils to imitat
23、e the style of Vassily Kandinsky. The students copy Kandinskys art style, mastering brushwork and learning colour theory. If that was all there were to the lesson, it would be a hands-on class in art history. But the art teacher asks the students to cut up their paintings and build 3D sculptures out
24、 of the pieces. They have all started with the same source, but their works all end up looking extremely different: some 4rise straight up in a column, while others are a jigsaw (相互交错) of different forms and angles. The students learn to treat the past not as a landing point, but as a launching pad.
25、Creativity doesnt come out of the blue. No idea is ever wholly original; there is always a link from the known to the new. We rely on culture to provide us with a storehouse of raw materials which we then transform. Each generation adds another layer to the cliffside of history.One of the keys to de
26、veloping inventiveness is not to treat the past as sacred. Beethoven didnt write symphonies because he thought there was anything wrong with Mozarts. Picasso didnt paint variations on canvases by Velsquez and Manet because he rejected the old masters, but rather because he admired them. While we som
27、etimes tinker (修补) with the imperfect, we also remake what we love, showing our admiration for the past by passing down its DNA.Sometimes inventors attempt tocover their tracks. Stravinsky denied that The Rite of Spring, his revolutionary ballet, included any actual folk tunes, but scholars found a
28、volume of them in his library after his death.Creative minds always start from a precedent (先例) and move from there, but how far should they go? The challenge is that staying too close to the familiar can dissatisfy, while wandering too far can fail to find followers.Thomas Edison made small changes
29、 to the telephone, dramatically improved the lightbulband at the far end imagined underwater cities powered by solar energy. The designer Norman Bel Geddes designed a host of practical products, such as cocktail shakers and furniturebut he also ranged much further, sketching flying cars and houses i
30、n which the walls rose up into the ceiling like garage doors.The DNA of the original is still there, but by the end it has evolved to something new. Each of us is creating our own variations on themes passed down to us. Were at our most inventive when we dont allow history to limit our imaginations,
31、 but to launch them. Thats a lesson that can start youngand that never ages.58. The art teacher in Colorado intends to tell the students that the secret of creativity is _.A. to copy the masters works without effortB. to completely reject the masters stylesC. to build their brilliant ideas on the pa
32、stD. to compare their works with the masters59. The underlined phrase “ out of the blue”in Paragragh3 means _.A.unfortunately B. gradually C. frequently D. unexpectedly60. Which of the following is not the product of creativity according to the author?A. A flying car. B. A copy of a Mozart. C. Animp
33、roved lightbulb.D. An underwater city powered by solar energy.CMaj Rundlf remembers the moment she changed her mind about neonicotinoidsthe worlds most widely used pesticides(杀虫剂). In December 2013, in her office at Lund University in Sweden, she and postdoctor Georg Andersson were looking at data f
34、rom their latest study. It was designed to test what would happen to bees if they fed on crops treated with neonicotinoids. “I didnt expect to see any effect at all, to be honest,” says Rundlf.Honeybees werent greatly affected by the chemicals in crops, the study suggested. But the data on bumblebee
35、s told a different story. Bumblebee colonies that hadnt fed on the treated crops looked normal: they were packing on weight to survive the winter. But in the colonies exposed to 5neonicotinoids, the growth chart was a flat line.When the Swedish study was published in April 2015, it made headlines ar
36、ound the world. It was the first to show that neonicotinoidsknown as neonicscould harm bees in a real-world farming situation.Bee populations are declining in many parts of the globe, a worrying sign for the crops and wild plants that rely on these bees for their survival. Parasites(寄生虫), disease an
37、d shrinking food resources are all prime suspects. But a link to neonics has become a major flashpoint.Even before Rundlfs results were revealed, the European Union had placed heavy restrictions on three most widely used neonics in flowering cropsplants that might be attractive to beesamong rising c
38、oncerns that the chemicals might harm pollinators (传粉者). But farmers, the agrochemical industry and some scientists pointed out that these were based on limited evidence, gathered mostly from lab tests.Since Rundlfs paper, studies showing real-world evidence of harm from pesticides in the field have
39、 been mountingand environmental organizations have demanded wide-ranging bans. Regulatory agencies will soon decide what to do about neonics, which have a global market worth more than US$1.5 billion per year. This month, the EUs European Food Safety Authority is due to complete a re-evaluation of e
40、vidence for restricting neonics; the EU will then need to decide what action to take. France has passed a law that would ban neonics in 2018.But industry groups and some scientists say the evidence still isnt conclusive. The picture is complicated: some studies show harm to some bees in some circums
41、tances, while others find no harm. The results seem to be affected by many factors, including the species of bee and the kinds of crops involved. Scientists working on the question say any new study is instantly picked at by advocates on both sides. Even the results of the largest study on the matte
42、r, funded by the agrochemical industry, failed to produce a consensus. Its likely that political or regulatory decisions will settle the matter before opposing parties agree.61. Maj Rundlfs study suggests that_.A. neonicotinoids are linked to bee declinesB. bumblebees are threatened with cold winter
43、C. honeybees are at no risk from neonicotinoidsD. neonicotinoids are harmful to bees as expected62. Why does the declining of bee populations raise much concern?A. Disease has caused the lack of food resources.B. Flowering crops with neonics are appealing to bees.C.Bees play a leading role in limiti
44、ng the number of parasites.D. Bee populations are crucial to the survival of crops and wild plants.63. According to the passage, we know that _.A. the EU is to further assess the harm of neonicotinoidsB. evidence of harm to bees from pesticides is sufficientC. the EU has already banned the use of ne
45、onicotinoidsD. more and more studies prove pesticides harmful to bees64. The last paragraph is mainly about _.A. the battle over the widespread use of neonicotinoidsB. the debate about the harm by neonicotinoids to beesC. factors of influence on the present situation of beesD. doubts about current p
46、olitical or regulatory systems6DThere are many heartbreaking moments in this beautifully written book，Letter to Louis， by Alison White, but the first comes before it even begins. In the devotion to her son Louis, author Alison White says how she wanted to write it so that people would understand dis
47、ability and caring, but also, “to be totally honest, I wanted to write something that would make people consider being Louiss friend”. Beneath that simple plea (恳求 ) lies the great fear of so many parents who nurse a severely disabled child through to adulthood: “What will happen when Im gone?” Inst
48、ead of giving a vivid account of the fear and anxieties that accompany long-term caring, she just tells us what its like, and it is equally admirable, uplifting, terrifying.As a society, we are fond of praising short-term heroism: the soldier or firefighter, bravery containable within a single story
49、. The uncomfortable truth that Letter to Louis lays bare is that the heroism of long-term toughness, the daily caring over many years, is neither great nor interesting. At times, with two other children to care for and Louis waking five times a night, still undiagnosed and in constant pain, White feels simple despair. “I picture the cliff. I picture jumping hol
